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38.63° N · 75.87° W · GEOID 2441125

Hurlock

Dorchester County, Maryland · part of the Cambridge, MD metro

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

Limited data population under 5,000

MarylandHurlock, MDHurlockHurlock

The short answer

Hurlock is home to 2,819 people. Median household income is $58,511 a year and median rent is $755 a month, 15.5% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $202,700, about 3.5x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$755
45% below the median place
Median household income
$58,511
27% below the median place
Median home value
$202,700
37% below the median place
Unemployment
5.7%
17% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Hurlock

  • Median rent is $755 a month, lower than in 92% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 199 Maryland places.
  • 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 87% of places its size. It is the 3rd-lowest of 199 Maryland places.
  • Households average 3.06 people, larger than in 90% of places its size.
  • Household income has grown 1.6% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 86% of places its size.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $872 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 81% of places its size.
01

Moving to Hurlock

Dorchester County gains about 22.4 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in1,715
Moved out1,151
Net+564

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Talbot County, MD241205+36
Caroline County, MD202145+57
Wicomico County, MD145138+7
Sussex County, DE9268+24
Anne Arundel County, MD116
Baltimore County, MD6332+31
Prince George's County, MD67
Baltimore city, MD48

Within Maryland, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within MarylandOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$60K
Leavers$60K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Dorchester County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
3.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.8% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Dorchester County report $60,300 a year in income on average; those leaving, $60,200.
Income you would need
$30,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $755 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,627 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $202,700.
Getting to work
28 minutes each way on average; 7.3% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Bellefontaine, OH matches it on character. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people7
22.4
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved from another state1
0.8%
57% below the median place
Moved here in the past year1
3.8%
34% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureHurlockAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure3.8%34% below
Moved from another state1County figure0.8%57% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure22.4above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$60,26315% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$60,19414% below
02

What it costs to live here

Median gross rent is $755, 45% below the median place.

Hurlock15.5%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$30,200
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
15.5%
24% below the median place
Home price to income
3.5x
9% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
15%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$49,900
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Median home value1
$202,700
37% below the median place
Property tax rate1
1.2%
33% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$2,455
25% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureHurlockAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$75545% below
Rent to income115.5%24% below
Property tax rate11.2%33% above
Home price to income13.5x9% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,15928% below
HUD area median income3County figure$87,30019% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,45525% below
Median home value1$202,70037% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure2.8%12% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure59.0%15% above
Homeownership168.0%2% above
Renters paying 30%+152.0%3% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,62713% below
Vacant homes1County figure17.6%149% above
Median year built119790% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$25,734
36% below the median place
Poverty rate1
18.2%
69% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureHurlockAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$58,51127% below
Income per person1$25,73436% below
Unemployment1County figure5.7%17% above
Average annual pay5County figure$55,13316% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure4.9%32% above
Jobs5County figure11,86192% below
Poverty rate118.2%69% above
Mean commute128 min12% above
Works from home1County figure7.3%42% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 81.6%, 12% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
81.6%
12% below the median place
High school or higher1
77.7%
16% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
14.7%
54% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size3.1 +22%
Median age35.0 −10%
No health insurance4.2% −34%
All 9 people measures
MeasureHurlockAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,8196646th largest
Population change since 202062.4%110% above
Median age135.010% below
Bachelor's or higher114.7%54% below
High school or higher177.7%16% below
Household size13.122% above
Born abroad1County figure4.5%49% below
No health insurance14.2%34% below
Homes with broadband181.6%12% below
05

Life in Hurlock

1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • Glen Oak Hotel listed 1983

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents10.6 +5%
Playgrounds per 10k21.3 2.3×
Grocery stores per 10k3.5 +67%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k7.1 8.1×
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars16.2 −22%
Shops27.5 −9%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.9 +20%
Doctors' offices and clinics12.5 −38%
Child care centers2.1 −9%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools12
3
67% below the median place
Public school students12
1,331
73% below the median place
Students per teacher12
14.2
8% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureHurlockAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12367% below
Public school students121,33173% below
Students per teacher1214.28% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure16.222% below
Shops per 10k8County figure27.59% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure4.920% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure12.538% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.19% below
Parks per 10k910.65% above
Playgrounds per 10k921.3126% above
Grocery stores per 10k93.567% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k97.1above (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10192% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 667, 248% above the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
667
248% above the median place
Property crime per 100k
2,049
69% above the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Natural hazard risk14
53.9
42% below the median place
Tornado risk14
31.0
62% below the median place
Good air days15
86.0%
26% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureHurlockAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure88°F2% above
January average low13County figure28°F9% above
Average temperature13County figure57°F4% above
Annual precipitation13County figure45.2 in3% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure53.942% below
Hurricane risk14County figure85.421% above
Tornado risk14County figure31.062% below
Wildfire risk14County figure83.236% above
Heat wave risk14County figure63.030% below
Median air quality index15County figure399% below
Good air days15County figure86.0%26% above
08

Hurlock in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 16% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 15% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$755/mo (2024)$950/mo$780 to $1,160/mo+3.9%
Median household income$58,511 (2024)$72,500$61,500 to $86,000+3.6%
Median home value$202,700 (2024)$288,000$209,000 to $397,000+6.0%
Population2,123 (2025)2,1602,070 to 2,260+0.4%

The median home would be worth 4.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.5 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Hurlock

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Bellefontaine, OH$857$58,806Compare
Sturgis, MI$826$62,710Compare
Levelland, TX$846$58,000Compare
Purcell, OK$868$63,457Compare
Purcell, OKLevelland, TXSturgis, MIBellefontaine, OHHurlock, MDHurlockBellefontaineSturgisLevellandPurcellHurlockBellefontaineSturgisLevellandPurcell

Common questions

Is Hurlock a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Median rent is $755 a month, lower than in 92% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 199 Maryland places. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 87% of places its size. It is the 3rd-lowest of 199 Maryland places. On cost, space and class size it scores 76 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Hurlock expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 15.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $202,700.

What salary do you need to live in Hurlock?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $30,200 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Hurlock safe?

There were 667 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Hurlock?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Bellefontaine, OH, Sturgis, MI, Levelland, TX and Purcell, OK.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Hurlock with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Hurlock itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/hurlock-maryland

Citytistics. “Hurlock, Maryland.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/hurlock-maryland/

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